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D-Index
41
Citations
6025
World Ranking
4335
National Ranking
135

Shihao Yan publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Shihao Yan sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 202 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

Shihao Yan D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Shihao Yan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

Overview

Shihao Yan is affiliated with Edith Cowan University in Australia and has a significant research presence in engineering and computer science fields, particularly focusing on wireless communication security and advanced wireless communication technologies. Their work spans multiple subfields, including electrical and electronic engineering, aerospace engineering, computer networks and communications, artificial intelligence, and signal processing.

The scientist's research covers main topics such as wireless communication security techniques, advanced wireless communication technologies, UAV applications and optimization, energy harvesting in wireless networks, internet traffic analysis and secure e-voting, satellite communication systems, and age of information optimization.

Shihao Yan has contributed to numerous publications with notable recent papers including:

  • "Intelligent Reflecting Surface (IRS)-Aided Covert Wireless Communications With Delay Constraint," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • "Optimal Transmit Power and Flying Location for UAV Covert Wireless Communications," 2021, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
  • "Covert Communication in Downlink NOMA Systems With Random Transmit Power," 2020, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters
  • "Age of Information for Short-Packet Covert Communication," 2021, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters
  • "UAV-Enabled Covert Wireless Data Collection," 2021, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications

The publication venues where Shihao Yan frequently appears include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  • IEEE Wireless Communications Letters
  • Drones
  • IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Shihao Yan are:

  • Feng Shu
  • Derrick Wing Kwan Ng
  • Xiaobo Zhou
  • Weiwei Yang
  • Riqing Chen

Shihao Yan has published extensively in both engineering and computer science disciplinary spaces, contributing to over 193 publications in engineering and 69 in computer science. The focus on electrical and electronic engineering underscores a technical depth in areas like wireless communication security and UAV optimization.

Best Publications

  • Short-Packet Downlink Transmission With Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access

    Xiaofang Sun;Shihao Yan;Nan Yang;Zhiguo Ding

  • Low Probability of Detection Communication: Opportunities and Challenges

    Shihao Yan;Xiangyun Zhou;Jinsong Hu;Stephen V. Hanly

  • On Covert Communication With Noise Uncertainty

    Biao He;Shihao Yan;Xiangyun Zhou;Vincent K. N. Lau

  • Achieving Covert Wireless Communications Using a Full-Duplex Receiver

    Khurram Shahzad;Xiangyun Zhou;Shihao Yan;Jinsong Hu

  • UAV-Enabled Secure Communications: Joint Trajectory and Transmit Power Optimization

    Xiaobo Zhou;Qingqing Wu;Shihao Yan;Feng Shu

  • Delay-Intolerant Covert Communications With Either Fixed or Random Transmit Power

    Shihao Yan;Biao He;Xiangyun Zhou;Yirui Cong

  • Joint Optimization of a UAV's Trajectory and Transmit Power for Covert Communications

    Xiaobo Zhou;Shihao Yan;Jinsong Hu;Jiande Sun

  • Artificial-Noise-Aided Secure Transmission With Directional Modulation Based on Random Frequency Diverse Arrays

    Jinsong Hu;Shihao Yan;Feng Shu;Jiangzhou Wang

  • Gaussian Signalling for Covert Communications

    Shihao Yan;Yirui Cong;Stephen V. Hanly;Xiangyun Zhou

  • Covert Communication Achieved by a Greedy Relay in Wireless Networks

    Jinsong Hu;Shihao Yan;Xiangyun Zhou;Feng Shu

  • Joint Beamforming and Power Allocation in Downlink NOMA Multiuser MIMO Networks

    Xiaofang Sun;Nan Yang;Shihao Yan;Zhiguo Ding

  • Covert Communication in Fading Channels under Channel Uncertainty

    Khurram Shahzad;Xiangyun Zhou;Shihao Yan

  • Intelligent Reflecting Surface (IRS)-Aided Covert Wireless Communications with Delay Constraint

    Xiaobo Zhou;Shihao Yan;Qingqing Wu;Feng Shu

  • Artificial Noise: Transmission Optimization in Multi-Input Single-Output Wiretap Channels

    Nan Yang;Shihao Yan;Jinhong Yuan;Robert Malaney

  • Covert Wireless Communication With a Poisson Field of Interferers

    Biao He;Shihao Yan;Xiangyun Zhou;Hamid Jafarkhani

  • Optimal Transmit Power and Flying Location for UAV Covert Wireless Communications

    Shihao Yan;Stephen V. Hanly;Iain B. Collings

  • Delay-Constrained Covert Communications With a Full-Duplex Receiver

    Feng Shu;Tingzhen Xu;Jinsong Hu;Shihao Yan

  • Transmit Antenna Selection with Alamouti Coding and Power Allocation in MIMO Wiretap Channels

    Shihao Yan;Nan Yang;Robert Malaney;Jinhong Yuan

  • Covert Communication in Downlink NOMA Systems With Random Transmit Power

    Liwei Tao;Weiwei Yang;Shihao Yan;Dan Wu

  • Optimization of Code Rates in SISOME Wiretap Channels

    Shihao Yan;Nan Yang;Giovanni Geraci;Robert Malaney

  • Physical Layer Security for Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency Communications

    Riqing Chen;Chunhui Li;Shihao Yan;Robert Malaney

  • Age of Information for Short-Packet Covert Communication

    Weiwei Yang;Xingbo Lu;Shihao Yan;Feng Shu

  • Covert Wireless Communications With Channel Inversion Power Control in Rayleigh Fading

    Jinsong Hu;Shihao Yan;Xiangyun Zhou;Feng Shu

  • Beamforming Design and Power Allocation for Secure Transmission With NOMA

    Youhong Feng;Shihao Yan;Zhen Yang;Nan Yang

  • Short-Packet Communications with NOMA for IoT Applications.

    Xiaofang Sun;Shihao Yan;Nan Yang;Zhiguo Ding

Frequent Co-Authors

Nan Yang
Nan Yang Australian National University
Xiangyun Zhou
Xiangyun Zhou Australian National University
Jinhong Yuan
Jinhong Yuan University of New South Wales
Jun Li
Jun Li Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Jiangzhou Wang
Jiangzhou Wang University of Kent
Derrick Wing Kwan Ng
Derrick Wing Kwan Ng University of New South Wales
Stephen V. Hanly
Stephen V. Hanly Macquarie University
Zhiguo Ding
Zhiguo Ding Nanyang Technological University
Zhangdui Zhong
Zhangdui Zhong Beijing Jiaotong University
Qingqing Wu
Qingqing Wu Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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